Cadena’s Nectar Bat vs Western Gorse

Hsunycteris cadenai compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• Cadena’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Ulex
Species	Hsunycteris cadenai	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cadena’s Nectar Bat	Western Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Western Gorse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Cadena’s Nectar Bat

The Cadena’s Nectar Bat (Hsunycteris cadenai) is a species in the genus Hsunycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.